Square’s Cash App Helps Make Bitcoin More Accessible

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Buying and selling Bitcoin just got a bit easier as the Square Cash app has fully embraced the cryptocurrency.
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After months of testing, users of the Square Cash app can now buy and sell Bitcoin.
Widely considered the gold-standard of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin trading still faces barriers which prevent it from gaining widespread adoption. Square looks to help remedy that situation.
Originally a money-by-email service, Square’s Cash app is a popular way for individuals to send and receive money without paying traditional fees. It even has its own pre-paid Visa card and has proven itself positively disruptive to the traditional money-sending space.

Instant buying (and selling, if you don’t want to hodl) of Bitcoin is now available to most Cash App customers. We support Bitcoin because we see it as a long-term path towards greater financial access for all. This is a small step.
We also made this! https://t.co/z3u0liDNk4
— jack (@jack) January 31, 2018

However, the ease of access comes with limitations. App customers may only buy a maximum of $10,000 in Bitcoin per week, though they are able to sell as much as they like. Furthermore, users cannot send Bitcoin …